Life, Hopes and Stepping Stones
In "Dubliners'' published in 1914, Joyce paints a literary portrait of an entire society. The book comprises 15 short stories that glimpse into the lives of different sets of people in Dublin. The author is exploring what it measn to be Irish at a time in history when the Northern Ireland issue was coming to... Continue Reading →
I haven't been blogging for a while. Somehow, I lacked curiosity and therefore, inspiration. But one of these days, I've come across a book that drew my attention. THE READER. Never heard of it before, never knew who Bernhard Schlink was or what he had previously published. So, the deal sounds like that: Behind the... Continue Reading →
I like reading autobiographies. I think they can be good fun, are a great source of information and always provide you with ways of exploring very little known aspects from the life of a famous person. A short time ago, I discovered a charity shop which was displaying the story of Michael McIntyre- a very... Continue Reading →
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